Angelina Jolie – Success Story, Net Worth, and More

Who doesn’t know Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood’s highest paid actress? Famous for her roles in many blockbusters, such as Lara Croft, Gia and Mr. and Mrs. Smith and with a Net Worth of around 160million, she is well-known all over the world. Born to Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand on June the 4th, 1975, she began her acting career at 5 years of age. Starting her career with “Lookin’ to Get Out,” she reached the heights of stardom and became the highest paid actress in Hollywood.

Angelina Jolie’s teenage period was quite controversial and full of self-destruction incidents. She was prone to substance abuse and depression. It was due to these conditions that she tried to commit suicide, twice in her life.

Professional Acting Career:

Angelina joined the Beverly Hills high school, but she was depressed by the attitude and mocking of her schoolmates. Her personality was greatly affected by the abuse she faced there. She had self-esteem and personality problems.

A few years later, she started her studies at Moreno High School. Her lifestyle changed a lot after moving in there. At one point, she gave up on acting and took funeral director classes. But, at 16, she graduated from the Moreno High School and began to pursue her acting career after taking an apartment on rent. Finally, she appeared again on the screen after she signed an acting contract for Cyborg 2.

Angelina Jolie Net Worth:

Although Angelina Jolie doesn’t make a dozen of movies per year, the movies she works in, are best-sellers. One of the main reasons that we don’t see her in action in a large number of movies is that she has to keep a balance in her acting career and her real life, where she also has to manage her 6 children. Also, she is well-known for her humanitarian works and donates a lot to charity. She also received the Jean Hershlot Humanitarian Award in the year 2013.

Angelina Jolie is worthed at around $160 million. When Jolie appeared for the first time in Lookin’ To Get Out, with her, she had not started acting professionally. She appeared again on the screen in James Mangold’s Girl, Interrupted. This role earned her an Oscar award. It was also the main reason for her selection as the leading actress for Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. This film earned her worldwide fame and also paved the path for her being cast as the main actress for other blockbusters.

Recent research has discovered that Angelina Jolie’s films have earned over $5.9 billion. Although many may see her role in Lara Croft, as her biggest hit, her biggest hit was her role in Disney’s Maleficent. In this movie, Jolie starred as a villain (Sleeping Beauty). It filmed grossed over $758.5 million worldwide. Angelina Jolie also tried her luck at directing films. She directed a total of three films, with only one of them being a hit. Unbroken, earned her a total of $163.4 million worldwide.

Spending Habits:

Although having a net worth of over $160 million, Jolie still tries to save as much as she can. It was reported that Angelina Jolie, along with Brad Pitt and their 6 children flew from Paris to Nice, in coach seats. But, she is also among the celebrities, who have pre-booked seats on Virgin Galactic. You may don’t know that celebrities have paid over $200,000 per head, to get on the Virgin Galactic for a trip of just two and a half hours in space.